Test-Analysis Correlation and Finite Element Model Updating for Nonlinear Transient Dynamics

摘要

This research aims at formulating criteria for measuring the correlation between test data and finite element results for nonlinear, transient dynamics. After reviewing the linear case and illustrating the limitations of modal-based updating when it is applied to nonlinear experimental data, simple time-domain, test-analysis correlation metrics are proposed. Two implementations are compared: the conventional least-squares technique and the Principal Component Decomposition that correlates subspaces rather than individual time-domain responses. Illustrations and discussions are provided using the LANL 8-DOF system, an experimental testbed for validating nonlinear data correlation and model updating techniques.